Sunday morning we went to the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Having been founded by German immigrants, it is not surprising that Fredericksburg is full of Lutheran churches. We selected this one for two good reasons: we could walk there, and it had an 8:00 am service…
Apparently Lutherans enjoy 8:00 am services much more than Methodists; this service was very well attended.
After church the mens group was having a fundraiser: drive-thru BBQ, smoked right here on the church property…
We walked back to the Villa and headed out for our drive to Plantersville, TX, located just west of Conroe, TX; along the way we stopped at the LBJ Ranch, both the State Park and the National Park…
The visitor center wasn’t very impressive; they were showing a movie in their theater; it was an NBC TV show that I recall watching in 1966. It showed mostly idyllic scenes around the ranch with narration by LBJ while driving in his white Lincoln Continental convertible…
We did the driving tour around the ranch, a beautiful place…
Lynda was able to capture a photo of a Cardinal…
Some areas of the ranch were awash with colored weeds…
Free range cattle were everywhere…
The “Texas White House” is closed for renovations…
We drove on. In Johnson City we drove by the Johnson family home, but there is not much else to see.
Our destination for the day is Bernhardt Winery…
This a Harvest Host site, so we parked the Villa alongside the vineyards; we will spend the night here.
The winery is a lovely place. Local wine club members come for a picnic and enjoy the grounds. We did a wine tasting.
They only grow two types of grapes here on the property. The clay soil and the humidity do not provide a good environment for growing grapes. The two grapes they grow are made into white wines – nice nose, but not much flavor after that…
The rest of their wines are made from California grapes. We enjoyed their port and their “Sarah”, a red blend, but we bought their Pinot Noir made from grapes grown north of Lodi, CA.
We returned to the Villa, and we enjoyed a bottle of their Pinot Noir with our happy hour…
There was a lovely sunset our our door over the vineyard…
And an enjoyable time was had by all…
Adventures in the Villa 
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